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The Boy on the Bridge (2013)

2013 · M.R. Carey · 480 pag. · United States of America

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M. R. Carey returns to the world of THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS, the phenomenal word-of-mouth bestseller which is now a critically acclaimed film starring Glenn Close, Gemma Arterton and Paddy Considine. Once upon a time, in a land blighted by terror, there was a very clever boy. The people thought the boy could save them, so they opened their gates and sent him out into the world. To where the monsters lived. 'Spectacular!' No. 1 bestselling author Martina Cole 'Carey writes with compassion and fire - strange and surprising and humane' Lauren Beukes, author of The Shining Girls 'A tense story with superbly rendered characters' SciFiNow 'A terrifying, emotional page-turner that explores what it means to be human' Kirkus

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Una proposta del 2013 incentrata su A mix driven, Adventure e Adventurous. Diretta da M.R. Carey.

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Influenze

  1. 1948
    1984
  2. 1951
    The Day of the Triffids
  3. 1954
    I Am Legend and Other Stories
  4. 1978
    The Stand
  5. 1982
    The Running Man
  6. 2013
    The Boy on the Bridge

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